Terms of Use: Before the Gust

Effective date: October 11, 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Asetral ("we", "us", "our"), the developer and publisher of the game Before the Gust (the "Game"). They apply to every version of the Game: the Android app, the desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, and the web version, wherever you get or play it.

These Terms are published at https://asetral.com/app-policies/before-the-gust/terms. Our Privacy Policy for the Game, which explains how we handle personal data, is at https://asetral.com/app-policies/before-the-gust/privacy. You can open both from the Game's settings.

These Terms apply to the Game only. Our marketing website has its own terms at https://asetral.com/terms.

1. Accepting these Terms

By downloading, installing, opening or playing the Game, you agree to these Terms and to the rules of the store or website you got the Game from. If you do not agree, do not use the Game.

Nothing in these Terms takes away rights you have under the mandatory consumer protection laws of the country where you live.

2. Who can use the Game

• The Game contains no violence, bad language, chat or purchases. The Android app is intended for people aged 13 and over (see below).
• Android app: the Android app contains ads and optional accounts and is intended for people aged 13 and over.
• Accounts: you must be at least 13 to create an account. If you are under the age at which you can consent to online services where you live (up to 16 in some EEA countries), or under the age of legal majority, you may create an account only with the permission of a parent or guardian, who accepts these Terms for you.
• If you are under the age of majority, a parent or guardian should read these Terms with you.

3. Licence to play

The Game is licensed, not sold. Subject to these Terms, we give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to download, install and play the Game for your own non-commercial entertainment, on devices you own or control, as allowed by the rules of the store or website you got it from.

You may not, except where the law expressly allows it:

• copy, sell, rent, lend, distribute, sublicense or publicly perform the Game, or offer it as part of a service (including re-hosting the web version or its files on another website);
• modify the Game, or make derivative works from it, its levels, art, music or sounds;
• remove or change any copyright, trademark or other notice; or
• use the Game, its content or its data to train artificial-intelligence models or to build a competing product.

You may share screenshots and videos of yourself playing, and stream your play, for non-commercial purposes or on platforms that pay creators (for example video or streaming platforms), as long as you do not suggest that we endorse you. We may withdraw this permission for specific content that we reasonably consider harmful or misleading.

4. Accounts (Android app)

An account is optional. You can create one with an email address and password or sign in with Google, so that your progress is saved in the cloud and can be restored on another device.

• Give a real email address that you control, keep your password secret, and tell us if you think someone else is using your account.
• You are responsible for activity on your account, except where it is caused by our fault.
• Accounts are personal and may not be sold, transferred or shared.
• You can sign out at any time, and you can delete your account yourself in the app (account screen, Delete account) or ask us to delete it as described in the Privacy Policy (section 11).
• We may suspend or delete an account that breaks these Terms (see section 11), or one created through automated means.

5. Rules of conduct

When using the Game you agree not to:

• cheat, or use bots, scripts, modified clients or other tools to gain an advantage or to automate play;
• edit, forge or tamper with saved progress, exported progress files or cloud saves, other than by playing the Game normally and using the Game's own export and import feature;
• deliberately exploit bugs or errors. If you find one, please report it to us instead;
• decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or try to obtain the source code of the Game, except to the extent the law where you live expressly allows this despite this restriction (for example for interoperability under EU law);
• interfere with, overload, probe or attack our servers and services (including the Firebase services the Android app uses), get around security measures such as app-integrity checks, or try to access other people's accounts or data;
• create accounts in bulk or by automated means, or use someone else's account or email address;
• tamper with, block in an abusive way, or create fake views of or clicks on the ads in the Android app, or claim rewards from rewarded ads without actually watching them; or
• use the Game for anything unlawful, or in a way that infringes other people's rights.

The Game has no chat, no player-to-player messaging and no user-generated content. If we add features that let players interact, we will add rules for them to these Terms.

6. Feedback

The Game lets you rate a level with a thumbs up or thumbs down. On the Android app this vote is sent to us as an anonymous analytics event. On the desktop and web versions it is not sent anywhere. You can also send us ideas, bug reports or other feedback by email.

Feedback is voluntary. You let us use it, free of charge and without obligation to you, to improve the Game and our other products. We will not publish your name or personal details with your feedback without your permission. We are not obliged to act on any feedback.

7. Prices, ads and in-game rewards

• The Game is free. It has no in-app purchases, no subscriptions and no loot boxes, and nothing in it can be bought with real money. If we ever add purchases, we will update these Terms first and the store's payment terms will apply.
• Ads: the Android app shows ads served by Google AdMob, including optional rewarded ads. The desktop and web versions show no ads from us. Game websites that host the web version may show their own ads (see section 8).
• Coins and hearts: you earn coins by clearing levels and by watching optional rewarded ads, and you spend them in the in-game shop on hearts and power-ups. On the Android app a failed attempt costs a heart on most levels, and hearts come back over time or from the shop or an optional rewarded ad. Coins and hearts are not money, have no monetary value, cannot be bought with real money, sold, exchanged or cashed out, and may be rebalanced, reset or removed as the Game is updated, subject to section 9.
• In-game items: stars, achievements, streaks, mastery tiers, hint credits (including a hint credit earned by watching an optional rewarded ad) and power-ups (such as extra planks, calm and grip, which the daily gift adds to your inventory) exist only inside the Game. They are free, have no monetary value, cannot be bought, sold, exchanged or cashed out, and may change, reset or be removed as the Game is updated, subject to section 9.
• We are not responsible for the content of ads shown by third parties, or for any dealings you have with advertisers.

8. Stores, game websites and other third parties

You may get the Game from, or play it on, platforms run by other companies, such as Google Play, the Microsoft Store, itch.io, Game Jolt, Flathub, CrazyGames and Poki ("Platforms"). Not all of these may be available.

• Your use of a Platform is governed by that Platform's own terms and privacy policy, for example: Google Play Terms of Service (https://play.google.com/about/play-terms/), Microsoft Store Terms of Sale (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale), itch.io Terms (https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms), Game Jolt Terms (https://gamejolt.com/terms), Flathub Terms (https://flathub.org/terms-and-conditions), CrazyGames Terms (https://www.crazygames.com/terms-and-conditions) and Poki Terms of Use (https://poki.com/en/c/terms-of-use).
• If a Platform's terms that apply to you require something different from these Terms (for example about refunds, licence scope or the Platform's rights), the Platform's terms prevail to the extent required.
• The Platforms are not parties to these Terms and are not responsible for the Game, its support or its content, unless their own terms say otherwise. We are responsible for the Game to the extent set out in these Terms and by law.
• The Android app uses Google services (Firebase and AdMob) that are subject to Google's terms and policies, as described in the Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for third-party services, websites or ads that we do not control.

9. Updates and availability

• We may update the Game to fix bugs, improve it, add or remove content or features, or meet legal or Platform requirements. Some updates may be needed to keep playing. Automatic updates depend on your device and Platform settings.
• The desktop and web versions work offline once loaded. Ads, sign-in and cloud save on the Android app need an internet connection.
• We try to keep the Game and its online features available, but we do not promise that they will always be available, uninterrupted or error-free. We may suspend or end online features (such as accounts and cloud save) or stop offering the Game. Where we reasonably can, we will give advance notice, for example in the Game or on its store page, so that you can export your progress.
• Keep your own backup of your progress if it matters to you, for example with the Game's export feature. Local progress can be lost if you clear your browser or app data or uninstall the Game.

10. Intellectual property

The Game and everything in it, including its code, levels, design, characters, art, animations, music, sounds, text, the name "Before the Gust" and its logo, belong to Asetral or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the licence in section 3, these Terms give you no rights in them.

Some parts of the Game are open-source software, fonts or sounds provided by third parties under their own licences (for example permissive open-source licences, the SIL Open Font License and Creative Commons licences). For those parts, their own licence terms apply and prevail over these Terms to the extent they differ.

A list of the open-source software, fonts and sounds used, with their licences, is in the Game (Android: settings, Open source licences; web: the Licences page) and on https://asetral.com/app-policies/before-the-gust/licences.

11. Ending these Terms

• You can stop using the Game at any time by uninstalling it or deleting its data, and ask us to delete your account.
• We may suspend or end your licence or account if you seriously or repeatedly break these Terms, if the law requires it, or if continuing would expose us or others to legal liability. Where reasonable, we will tell you why and give you a chance to respond. This does not apply where the law or security reasons prevent it.
• When the licence ends, you must stop using the Game. Sections 6, 7 (no monetary value), 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17 survive the end of these Terms.

12. Disclaimers

The Game is provided free of charge, "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that the Game will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure or compatible with your device, or that progress or cloud saves will never be lost.

Consumers: this section does not limit any statutory rights you have as a consumer that cannot be excluded by contract. This includes, in the EU, rights for digital content that does not conform to the contract, and, in Turkey, rights under the Law on Consumer Protection No. 6502.

13. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data (including game progress) or goodwill, arising out of or related to the Game or these Terms; and
• our total liability for all claims relating to the Game is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the Game in the 12 months before the claim (currently zero, as the Game is free) or 50 euros (EUR 50).

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence, or for any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under the law that applies to you. This includes, where applicable, the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (which does not allow advance exclusion of liability for gross negligence or intent) and the mandatory consumer protection laws of the EU, the UK and Turkey. If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, we are responsible for foreseeable loss or damage caused by our breach of these Terms or our failure to use reasonable care and skill. We are not responsible for loss or damage that was not foreseeable.

14. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, if you use the Game for commercial purposes, or in breach of these Terms or the law, you agree to cover our reasonable losses and costs (including reasonable legal fees) resulting from third-party claims caused by that use. This section does not apply to consumers where the law that applies to them does not allow it.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Turkey, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The courts of Turkey have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Game, except where mandatory consumer protection laws in your country require otherwise. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you may be able to bring a claim in the courts there. Consumers in Turkey may also apply to consumer arbitration committees (tüketici hakem heyetleri) or consumer courts as provided by law.

Before starting formal proceedings, please contact us at contact@asetral.com so we can try to resolve the issue informally.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may change these Terms, for example when the Game, the law or a Platform's rules change. We will update the "Last updated" date. For important changes that affect you negatively, we will give reasonable notice in the Game or on its store page before they apply. If you keep playing after the changes apply, you accept the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by law. If you do not agree, stop using the Game and, if you have one, ask us to delete your account.

17. General

• Severability: if any part of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest stays in effect, and the invalid part is applied as closely as the law allows to its original intent.
• No waiver: if we do not enforce a right straight away, we do not give it up.
• Assignment: you may not transfer your rights under these Terms. We may transfer ours to another company, for example as part of a merger or sale of the Game, as long as your rights are not reduced.
• Entire agreement: these Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any Platform terms that apply, are the whole agreement between you and us about the Game.
• Language: these Terms are written in English. If we provide a translation and there is a conflict, the English version applies, unless the law where you live requires otherwise.

18. Contact

Questions about these Terms:

• Email: contact@asetral.com
• Phone: +1 318 724 8799
• Website: https://asetral.com
• Instagram: @asetralmedia
• LinkedIn: Asetral